Livestock


Surge of interest in TB testing training


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ore than 60 people from across agriculture have now registered their interest in training so they can test cattle for bo- vine tuberculosis. The jobs have been created follow- ing approval by the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) last Novem- ber to allow para-professional staff to support vets in carrying out TB test- ing in England. “Since we started publicising the


ATT opportunity on behalf of the vet- erinary community back in the spring, we have seen a surge of interest,” says Kate Bowen from UK Farmcare. There are now 49 fully authorised Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) in England with another 21 TB test- ing under veterinary supervision and three undergoing the theory part of the training. Ms Bowen says anyone interested in becoming an ATT must be at least


18 years old, hold a valid UK driving licence and passport, possess a clean criminal record and then be approved by the APHA.


Minimum educational require- ments include at least three graded GCSEs or equivalent in English, maths and a science or food production sub- ject. Applicants must also demonstrate at least six months cattle handling ex- perience. Following a successful Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, ap- plicants must fi nd a veterinary prac- tice to provide the direct supervision they need during the practical phase of the training. UK Farmcare can provide support for candidates who don’t currently have contact with a suitable livestock veterinary practice in their local area. Once that is done, the next step is to access the online training course and then pass a test.


Veterinary practices sponsoring


ATT applicants must already pro- vide TB testing services for both beef and dairy cattle – and have enough TB testing vets available to allow one to be able to supervise one-to-one train- ing for a few weeks.


More people are needed to test cattle for bovine TB


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